Derson



(No Model.)

0. A. ANDERSON.

GATE. 1

No. 447,441. Patented Mar. 3, 1891.

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GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,441, dated March 3, 1891.

Application filed October 13, 1890. Serial No. 367,968. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALBERT AN- DERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oaseyville, in the county of Union and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to gates; and the objects and advantages of the same, together with the novel features thereof, will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim. o

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of agate constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view looking toward the gate-operating mechanism. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line a; as, Fig. 1.

' Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

l designates the usual latch-post, at a proper distance from which there is located a pair of gate-posts 2, one of which may be set shallow in the ground, if desired, and suitably braced. The posts are spaced apart a short distance, and are connected at their upper ends by a cap or cross-piece 3, the front edge of which extends beyond the faces of the posts 2, and is connected to a pair of blocks 45, secured to the faces of the posts by means of the strips 5, which combine with the faces of the posts 2 to form opposite vertical guides 6.

The cross-piece 3 is surmounted by a pair of laterally inclined diverging bifurcated arms '7, in the outer ends and within the bifurcations of which there is pivoted a pair of oppositely-disposed levers 8, the inner ends of which rest in the vertical guides 6 and the outer ends of which are bifurcated and have.

pivoted therein bell-cranks 9, provided at their lower ends with depending stops 10. From the outer ends of the bell-cranks hang cords or ropes 11 to within a convenient reaching distance of a person sitting in a vehicle in the road at either side of the gate.

12 designates the gate, and to the lower rear corner of the same there is secured a transverse bearing-trunnion 13, the outer bearing ends of which take into bearingopenings-l el, formed in a pair of opposite bearing-blocks 15, secured to the faces of the posts 2. The trunnions 13 are braced by di verging braces 16, secured to the trunnions and to the lower rails of the gate.

Through two inclined braces 17, secured to the opposite rear sides of the gate, is passed a loose pivot-13011318, and upon the outer ends of the bolt are pivotally connected the lower ends of a pair of opposite vertical connecting-bars 19, the upper ends of which are perforated and engage hooks 20, secured to the inner ends of the levers 8. Bell-cranks 21 are pivoted near the inner ends of the levers 8, and opposite bell cranks 22 are loosely mounted upon the bolt 18 between the opposite sides of the gate and the connecting-bars 19. 23 designates an ordinary spring-pressed sliding bolt or catch. A pair of Wires 24 connects the inner end of the bolt with the rear endsof the bell-cranks 22, and the lower ends of said bell-cranks are connected by wires 25 with the lower ends of the upper bell-cranks 21, while the latter have their upper ends, by wires 26, connected to the inner ends of the bell-cranks 9.

The outer ends of the levers 8 occur opposite the center of the gate, and the ropes l1 depend to such apoint as to be readily grasped by a person on horseback or in a vehicle. The operation of the gate is as follows: By drawing upon the rope 11 the bell-crank 9 is oscillated until its depending portion 10 comes in contact with the under side of the lever 8. As the bell-crank is oscillated its movement, through the medium of the wires 26 25 2st and the bell-cranks 21 and 22, draws the bolt 23 from engagement with the latch-post of the gate. By the time such disengagement has been effected the depending portion of the bellcrank 9 takes under and comes against the .lever 8, so that said lever is acted upon and begins to descend. As it descends its inner end ascends, and through the medium of the connecting-bars 19 swings the gate upwardly upon its trunnions, and the momentum of the gate is sufficient to carry it past its pivot, so that it stands vertical upon its rear end and between the two posts 2. The entire way is now clear for the passage of a vehicle, farm machines, dsc. After having passed through the gate, the operator grasps the opposite rope 11 and drawing upon the same through the medium of the connections before described swings the gate toward the gate-post and beyond its point of rest, so that the gate drops to position and its bolt automatically engages with the latch-post.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- The combination, with the opposite vertical posts, the connecting transverse cap having its front end extended beyond the faces of the posts, blocks secured below the cap, strips connecting the blocks with the extended edge of the cap and combining with the faces of the posts to form guides, the oppositely-disposed inclined arms bifurcated at their outer ends, the levers pivoted in the bifurcations and bifurcated at their outer ends, the bellcrank 9, having extended portions 10, pivoted in the bifurcations of the levers, and the bellcranks 21, pivoted at the inner ends of the levers, which levers have their inner ends riding in the guides and provided with hooks, of the gate having the spring-pressed latch or bolt, the loose bolt passed transversely through the gate, the connecting-bars pivoted at their lower ends to the bolt and having their upper ends engaging the hooks of the levers, the bell-cranks 22, pivoted on said bolts, the cords or wires 24-, connecting the rear end of the latch-bolt with the upper ends of the bell-cranks 22, the cords or wires 25, connecting the lower ends of the bell-cranks 22 with the lower ends of the bell-cranks 21, the cords or wires 26, connecting the upper ends of the bell-cranks 21 with the inner ends of the bell-cranks 9, the depending ropes 11, connected to the outer ends of the bell-cranks 9, the bearing-blocks secured to the faces and near the lower ends of the posts, the trunnions extending from the lower rear corner of the gate and taking into bearings formed in the blocks, and the latch-post normally engaged by said spring-pressed bolt, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own Ihave hereto affixed inysiguatnre in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES ALBERT ANDERSON.

Vitnesses:

R. H. Wool), WM. llARTH. 

